Jason B. Anari, MD
Jason B. Anari, MD

Jason B. Anari, MD

Jason B. Anari, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, specializing in the treatment of spine disorders in children, with the Orthopedic Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Fusion surgery and tethering, Early onset scoliosis treatment including VEPTR and magnetic growing rods, Chest wall deformities, Pediatric trauma

Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Bucks County, Specialty Care, Princeton at Plainsboro, Specialty Care, King of Prussia, Middleman Family Pavilion, Main Building


215-590-1527

About Jason B. Anari, MD

Jason B. Anari, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of spine and chest wall disorders in children. He fell in love with the musculoskeletal system and the puzzles related to fixing fractures and correcting deformity. "While in medical school I observed an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis operation and saw firsthand what goes into caring for children with spinal deformity," recalls Anari. It was there he gained a deep appreciation for how a successful scoliosis correction can benefit patients and their families. He knew then what he wanted to spend the rest of his life practicing.

He graduated Magna Cum Laude from The College of New Jersey, followed by medical school at Robert Wood Johnson/Rutgers before arriving at The University of Pennsylvania for his Orthopedic Residency. He completed his fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Anari was trained by the late Robert Campbell, MD — his mentor, friend and world-renowned pediatric orthopedic surgeon.

He is particularly interested in spinal deformity, because the relationship a pediatric orthopedist creates with a family with scoliosis is special. “You get to take part of the development of the child, watching them grow (literally) as they age,” he says. 

"Pediatric orthopedic spine surgery is a very exciting field as lots of research is currently underway." Dr. Anari goes on to say, that "historically, fusion surgery was the only option for children to prevent the curves from progressing. Now, we have new technology through growth friendly instrumentation and tethering to allow for spine and chest wall growth, which promotes lung development, controls spinal deformity, and can maintain motion (tethering) into adolescence and adulthood."

Dr. Anari spends most of his days trying to keep children out of the operating room through non-operative management and care. He gets excited about new technology and research that enables him to better manage a patient's underlying pathology, or disease, while ultimately allowing a child to be a child.

His current research projects include studying trends of opioid use in Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with the goal of identifying the precise amount of pain medication each child needs while in and out of the hospital.  Additionally, Dr. Anari is developing and algorithm using AI and digital radiographs to predict where and what size instrumentation is needed in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery to make the operation shorter and safer.

Dr. Anari has presented at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis (ICEOS), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

  • Meet Your Doctor: Jason Anari, Orthopedic Surgeon

    Jason Anari, MD: Hello! What's up bud, how are you?

    I went to college to study math and science because I was really curious behind how things work on a molecular level. And while I was at school, I fell in love with the biology of disease. So figuring out why people get sick and how you could solve problems is really what drew me to medicine.

    The reason I chose kids with early-onset scoliosis and chest wall deformity as the area of my expertise is because that's a patient population that needs a lot of help. They're very sick, and I think you can make a marked improvement in their quality of life by taking care of them. These are kids that are on ventilators, that with a certain types of operations, you get off the ventilator and allow them to play and be kids. So, I think there's a huge area where you can make a big difference in a child's life, and I think that's a great area to practice medicine.

    The other part of orthopedics that I love is fracture care. And I've always enjoyed putting puzzles back together, and I feel like fixing fractures is similar to a thousand-piece puzzle in the fact that you have to get each individual piece exactly where it belongs. The reason that the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is special is because it's more than just the surgeon; it's multidisciplinary care of every subspecialty that you could imagine. And the thing that I love about working here is if I ever have a question, there's someone here who's an expert in it and can give me an answer. That team approach is something that you only get it a couple of places around the world, and CHOP is one of them.

    I would want a parent of a potential patient of mine to know that I'm going to be very honest with them. I'm going to tell them exactly how I see it and not hide anything. I want them to know that they can ask me anything; we should have a very candid conversation about the route of care we're going to provide their child with, and they should know that I am as concerned about their child's future as they are, and we should work together as a team.

    To be able to offer a family hope is something that I think is a very special feeling. There's something special about taking care of children. They really want to play with their brothers and sisters in the family room or get back out on the soccer or football field or go back to school and be with their friends in the classroom. And seeing that type of enthusiasm about getting better is something that is I think unique to pediatrics and it's a refreshing part of my day, every day.
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Titles

Orthopedic Surgeon

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
 

Awards and Honors

2023, Russell A Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society Seattle
2021. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society North America Quality Safety Value Initiative Grant Award, Managing Failure to Lengthen in MCGR: Best Practice Guidelines
2021, Best New Methodologies & Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery, Safety in Spine Surgery, New York City
2020, Behrooz A. Akbarnia Award, International Congress Early Onset Scoliosis Rome
2020, John H. Moe Award, Scoliosis Research Society Phoenix
2020, Russell A Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society Phoenix
2017, Marvin E Steinberg Award, UPENN
2017, DeForest Willard Award, UPENN
2016, Academic Chief Resident Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPENN
2011, Gold Humanism Honor Society, RWJMS
2009, Robert Wood Johnson Summer Research Fellow, RWJMS
2008, Robert Wood Johnson Dean’s Scholar, RWJMS
2008, Magna Cum Laude, TCNJ
2008, Uyhazi Memorial Senior Award in Biology, TCNJ
2007, Phi Kappa Phi, TCNJ


 

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - Robert Wood Johnson New Brunswick/Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Internship

General and Orthopaedic Surgery - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2024

Lullo BR, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. Predicting early return to the operating room in early scoliosis patients using machine learning techniques. Spine Deformity 2024 Mar 26 Online ahead of print.

Hauth L, Roye BD, Poon S, Garcia S, PSSG (Pediatric Spine Study Group), Anari JB. Failure to lengthen consensus for the magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) Spine Deformity. 2024; 12(2):305-311. 

2023

Roye BD, Fano AN, Quan T, Matsumoto H, Garg S, Heffernan MJ, Poon SC, Glotzbecker MP, Fletcher ND, Sturm PF, Ramirez N, Vitale MG, Anari JB, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Modified Clavien-Dindo-Sink system is reliable for classifying complications following surgical treatment of early-onset-scoliosis. Spine Deform 2023; 11(1):205-212.

Tong, Yubing PhD; Udupa, Jayaram K. PhD; McDonough, Joseph M. MS; Wu, Caiyun MS; Sun, Changjian PhD; Xie, Lipeng MS; Lott, Carina MS; Clark, Abigail ME; Mayer, Oscar H. MD; Anari, Jason B. MD; Torigian, Drew A. MD, MA; Cahill, Patrick J. MD. Assessment of Regional Functional Effects of Surgical Treatment in Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome via Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 105(1):p 53-62, January 4, 2023. | DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00324.

Roye, B.D., Fano, A.N., Quan, T. et al. Modified Clavien–Dindo-Sink system is reliable for classifying complications following surgical treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Spine Deform 11, 205–212 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-022-00573-x.

Strong, A., Behr, M., Lott, C. et al. Molecular diagnosis and novel genes and phenotypes in a pediatric thoracic insufficiency cohort. Sci Rep 13, 991 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27641-0.

Yusuf Akhtar, Jayaram K. Udupa, Yubing Tong, Tiange Liu, Caiyun Wu, Dewey Odhner, Joseph M. McDonough, Carina Lott, Abbie Clark, Jason B. Anari, Patrick Cahill, Drew A. Torigian, "Auto-segmentation of thoraco-abdominal organs in free breathing pediatric dynamic MRI," Proc. SPIE 12466, Medical Imaging 2023: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 124660T (3 April 2023).

Quan T, Matsumoto H, Bonsignore-Opp L, Ramo B, Murphy RF, Brooks JT, Welborn MC, Emans JB, Anari JB, Johnston CE, Akbarnia BA, McCarthy R, Flynn J, Sawyer JR, Vitale MG, Roye BD; Pediatric Spine Study Group. Definition of Tweener: Consensus Among Experts in Treating Early-onset Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Mar 1;43(3):e215-e222. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002321. Epub 2022 Dec 12. PMID: 36729774.

Heyer, J.H., Anari, J.B., Baldwin, K.D. et al. Rib-to-spine and rib-to-pelvis magnetically controlled growing rods: does the law of diminishing returns still apply? Spine Deform (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-023-00718-6.

Ashwin Madhan, Yuyang Chu, Jason Anari, Michael Carter, Jessica Heyer, Arianna Trionfo, Jordan Manning, Amir Misaghi, Dallyn Udall, & Neeraj Patel. (2023). Changes in Management Based on X-rays After Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Rare, but More Common in Complex Injuries. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-690.

Johnson, M.A., Lott, C., Clark, A.J. et al. Changes in research quality and surgical trends at the international congress on early-onset scoliosis. Spine Deform 11, 707–713 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-023-00643-8.

2022

Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Stuart SL, Luhmann SJ, Sturm PF, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Lengthening behavior of magnetically controlled growing rods in early onset scoliosis: a multicenter study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022; Online ahead of print.

Roye BD, Fano AN, Quan T, Matsumoto H, Garg S, Heffernan MJ, Poon SC, Glotzbecker MP, Fletcher ND, Sturm PF, Ramirez N, Vitale MG, Anari JB, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Modified Clavien-Dindo-Sink system is reliable for classifying complications following surgical treatment of early-onset-scoliosis. Spine Deform 2022; Online ahead of print.

Murphy RF, Neel GB, Barfield WR, Anari JB, St Hilaire T, Thompson G, Emans J, Akbarnia B, Smith J, Mooney JF 3rd, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Trends in the utilization of implants in index procedures for early onset scoliosis from the pediatric spine study group. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022; Epub ahead or print.

Tong Y, Udupa JK, Wu C, McDonough JM, Mayer H, Sun C, Xie L, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Torigian DA. Assessment of regional functional effects of surgical treatment in Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome via dynamic magnetic resonance imaging. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022; Epub ahead of print.

Heyer JH, Mitchell S, Baldwin KB, Cahill PJ, Flynn JM, Greenhill DJ, Anari JB. Preoperative MRI reliably predicts pedicle dimensions on intraoperative CT images in structural main thoracic curves in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 2022; Online ahead of print.

Matsumoto H, Rinha R, Roye BD, Ball JR, Skaggs KF, Brooks JT, Welborn MC, Emans JB, Anari JB, Johnston CE, Akbarnia BA, Vitale MG, Murphy RT, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Contraindications to magnetically controlled growing rods: consensus among experts treating early onset scoliosis. Spine Deform 2022; Online ahead of print.

Johnson MA, Lott C, Kennedy BC, Heuer GG, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. Risk of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction in operatively treated early onset spinal deformity. Spine Deform 2022; Online ahead of print.

Johnson MA, Lott C, Clark AJ, Anari JB, Cahill PJ. Weight gain and gastrostomy tube safety during serial body csting for early onset scoliosis. Spine Deform 2022; Online ahead of print.

Hao Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, McDonough JM, Lott C, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Torigian DA. Regional diaphragm motion analysis via dynamic MRI. Proc. SPIE 120313F. 2022; doi: 10.1117/12.2611951.

Johnson MA, Gohel S, Flynn JM, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Winell JJ, Baldwin KD. “Will I need a brace?”: likelihood of curve progression to bracing range in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform 2022; 10(3): 535-542.

Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Arkader A. Standardizing a postoperative protocol for supracondylar humerus fractures. J Pediatr Ortho 2022; 42(2): e103-e108.

Guzek RH, Murphy R, Hardesty CK, Emans JB, Smith JT, Roye BD, Glotzbecker MP, Sturm PF, Synder BD, Poon SC, Poe-Kochert C, Anari JB, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Mortality in early onset scoliosis during the growth friendly surgical era. J Pediatr Ortho. 2022; 42(3):131-137.

Kalmar CL, Zapatero ZD, Lott C, Kosyk MS, Cahill PJ, Swanson JW, Anari JB, Taylor JA. Surgical and non-surgical factors associated with salvaging exposed VEPTR hardware. Plast Reconstr Surg. (2022). 149(3):485e-495e.

Mulvey H, Johnson MA, Parambath A, Shah AS, Anari JB. Study groups and POSNA: A Review of Podium Presentations from 2006 to 2020. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022; 41(1): 53-58.

Meltzer-Bruhn AT, Landrum MR, Spiegel DA, Cahill PJ, Anari JB, Baldwin KD. Does nutrition consultation in the year leading up to neuromuscular scoliosis surgery result in significant weight gain, or just a larger magnitude curve? Spine Deform. 2022; 10(1): 151-158.

Tong Y, Udupa JK, Hao Y, Xie L, McDonough JM, Wu C, Lott C, Clark A, Anari JB, Torgian D, Cahill PJ. QdMRI: A system for comprehensive analysis of thoracic dynamics via dynamic MRI. Proc. SPIE 12034. 2022; doi: 10.1117/12.2612117.

Xie L, Udupa JK, Tong Y, McDonough JM, Wu C, Lott C, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Torigan D. Automatic lung segmentation in dynamic thoracic MRI using two-stage deep convolutional neural networks. Proc. SPIE 120312. 2022; doi: 10.1117/12.2612558.

Baldwin KD, Kadiyala M, Talwar D, Sankar WN, Flynn JM, Anari JB. Does intraoperative CT navigation increase the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in pediatric spine deformity surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Spine Deform. 2022; 10(1): 19-29.

2021

Johnson MA, Flynn JM, Anari JB, Gohel S, Cahill PJ, Winell JJ, Baldwin KD. Risk of scoliosis progression in nonoperatively treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on skeletal maturity. J Pediatr Ortho 2021; 41(9): 543-548.

Magee L, Bram JT, Anari JB, Ramo B, Mayer OH, Matsumoto H, Brooks JT, Andras L, Lark R, Fitzgerald R, Troung W, Li Y, Karlin L, Weinstein S, Roye D, Snyder B, Flynn JM, Oetgen M, Smith J, Cahill PJ, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG). Outcomes and complications in management of congenital myopathy early onset scoliosis. J Pediatr Ortho 2021; 41(2): 531-536.

Shin M, Arguelles GR, Cahill PJ, Flynn JM, Baldwin KD, Anari JB. Complications, reoperations, and mid-term outcomes following anterior vertebral body tethering versus posterior spinal fusion: a meta-analysis. JBJS Open Access. 2021; 6(2):e21.00002.

Johnson MA, Lott C, Qui C, Galagedera N, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. Rib-based distraction device implantation before age 3 associated with higher unplanned rate of return to the operating room. J Pediatr Ortho. 2021; 41(6):e369-e373.

Hao Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, Li H, McDonough JM, Lott C, Qiu C, Galagedera N, Anari JB, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ. OFx: A method of 4D image construction from free breathing non-gated MRI slice acquisitions of the thorax via optical flux. Medical Imaging Analysis 2021; 72:102088.

Johnson MA, Mulvey H, Parambath A, Anari JB, Wall LB, Shah AS. A gender gap in publishing? understanding the glass ceiling in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Epub ahead of print.

Pasha S, Ho V, Baldwin K, Anari J, Francavilla M. 3D classification of the right thoracic scoliotic spine by using only two view spinal radiographs: a validation study. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2021; 28:280-287.

Karkenny AJ, Magee LC, Landrum MR, Anari JB, Spiegel DA, Baldwin KD. The variability of pelvic obliquity measurements in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am Open Access. 2021; 6(1):e20.00143.

Hao Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, Li H, McDonough JM, Lott C, Anari JB, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ. Estimation of the dynamic volume of each lung via rapid limited-slice dynamic MRI. SPIE Medical Imaging. 2021; Online only.

Yellin J, Neuwirth AL, Anari JB, Fabricant P, Ganley TJ, Chauvin N, Lawrence TJ. Increased Glenoid Index as a Risk Factor for Pediatric and Adolescent Glenohumeral Dislocation: An MRI Based Case-Control Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021; 9(3):2325967120986139.

Tong Y, Udupa JK, McDonough JM, Wu C, Sun C, Qiu C, Lott C, Galagedera N, Anari JB, Mayer OH, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ. Thoracic quantitative dynamic MRI to understand developmental changes in normal ventilatory dynamics. Chest. 2021; 159(2):712-723.

Tong Y, Udupa JK, McDonough JM, Lott C, Wu C, Rajapakse CS, Anari JB, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ. Lung parenchymal characterization via thoracic dynamic MRI in normal children and pediatric patients with TIS. SPIE Medical Imaging. 2021; 11598:115980Q.

Bram JT, Bocka HR, Cahill PJ, Flynn JM, Anari JB. A seat at the table: an invitation to the SRS podium via the study group. Spine Deform 2021; 9(4):905-911.

LaValva SM, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Harms Study Group. Risk factors for persistent coronal imbalance or revision surgery following L3 LIV selection in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Spine Deformity. 2021; 9(4): 1063-1072.

2020

Sun C, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, McDonough JM, Qiu C, Lott C, Anari JB, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ. Automatic labeling of respiratory phases and detection of abnormal respiratory signals in free-breathing thoracic dynamic MR image acquisitions based on deep learning. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2020; 11315:113150A

Johnson MA, Galagedera N, Ho S, Hilmara D, Campbell RM, Anari JB, Mayer OM, Cahill PJ. Correlation of pulmonary function to novel radiographic parameters of collapsing parasol deformity in spinal muscular atrophy. Orthopedics. 2020 29: 1-7.

Qiu C, Lott C, Agaba P, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. Lengthening less than 7 months leads to greater spinal height gain with rib based distraction. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020; 40(8):e747-e752.

Swarup I, MacAlpine EM, Mayer OH, Lark RK, Smith JT, Vitale MG, Flynn JM, Anari JB, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Cahill PJ. Impact of growth friendly interventions on spine and pulmonary outcomes of patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Eur Spine J. 2020; Epub ahead of print.

Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ. What’s Important: Managing the Impact of Coronavirus on Pediatric Spine Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020; 102(16) e94.

Flanders TM, Franco AJ, Lott C, Anari JB, Cahill PJ, Storm PB, Heuer GG. Prophylactic Decompression for Cervical Stenosis in Jeune Syndrome: Report From a Single Institution. Spine. 2020; 45(13): E781-E786.

Anari JB, Tatad A, Cahill PJ, Flynn JM, Harms Study Group. The Impact of Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) on Coronal Balance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): A New Classification and Trends in the Post-operative Period. J Pediatr Ortho. 2020; 40(9):e788-793.

Anari JB, LaValva SM, Flynn JM, Tatad AM, Harms Study Group. Severe Persistent Coronal Imbalance Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for AIS. Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(6):1295-1304.

LaValva SM, Macalpine EM, Kawakami N, Gandhi JS, Morishita K, Sturm PF, Garg S, Glotzbecker MP, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Cahill PJ. Awake Serial Body Casting for the Management of Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis: is general anesthesia necessary? Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(5): 1109-1115.

Meza BC, Shah SA, Vitale MG, Sturm PF, Luhmann SJ, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Anari JB. Proximal Anchor Fixation in Magnetically-Controlled Gorwing Rods (MCGR): Preliminary 2-year results of the impact of anchor location & density. Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(4):793-800.

LaValva S, Adams A, MacAlpine E, Gupta P, Hammerberg K, Thompson GH, Sturm P, Garg S, Anari JB, Sponseller P, Flynn J, Cahill PJ, Pediatric Spine Study Group. Serial Casting in Neuromuscular and Syndromic Early-onset Scoliosis (EOS) can delay surgery over 2 years. J Pediatr Ortho. 2020; 40(8):e772-779.

Anari JB, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Vitale MG, Smith JT, Gomez JA, Garg S, Baldwin K, Children’s Spine Study Group. Unplanned Return to OR (UPROR) for Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) Children: A Comprehensive Evaluation of all Diagnoses and Instrumentation Strategies. Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(2): 295-302.

Clement RC, Anari J, Bartley CE, Bastrom TP, Shah R, Talwar D, Upasani VV. What are normal radiographic spine and shoulder balance parameters among adolescent patients? Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(4): 621-627.

Johnson MA, Cahill PJ, Qiu C, Lott C, Mayer OH, Flynn JM, Anari JB. Comparison of T1-S1 spine height of postoperative rib-based implant patients with age matched peers. J Pediatr Ortho. 2020; 40(7):344-350.

Books
Chapters

2022

Anari JB. Surviving in the electronic era: my top EMR hacks. J Pediatr Ortho. 2022; 42:S5-S7.

2020

Pahys JM, Anari JB. Pulmonary evaluation in early onset scoliosis. The Growing Spine 3rd Edition Springer 2020.

Cahill PJ, Anari JB. VEPTR Expansion Thoracoplasty. The Growing Spine 3rd Edition Springer 2020.

Landrum M, Anari JB. Disorders of the Neck and Spine. Netter’s Pediatrics 2nd Edition. Elseiver 2020.

Anari JB. Pediatric Orthopaedics The Codman Group 2020.

2019

Crawford AH, Cahill PJ, Anari JB. Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of the Scoliotic Patient. Idiopathic Scoliosis The Harms Study Group Treatment Guide. Thieme, 2019.

2018

Anari JB, Cahill JP. Neuromonitoring. Spinal Deformities: The Comprehensive Text. Thieme, 2018.

2016

Wessel LE, Sykes JB, Anari JB, Glaser DL. Indications and Techniques for Double Row Fixation. Shoulder Arthroscopy. Springer International Publishing, 2016, 211-226.

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  • Dr. Anari was extremely patient, knowledgeable and respectful. He was very thorough with his exam, and made me and my son feel very comfortable and at ease. Excellent physician with amazing bedside manner.
    5 of 5
    Mar 21, 2025

  • I would recommend the Dr and hospital to everyone I know. My daughters care was amazing.
    5 of 5
    Mar 14, 2025

  • Amazing bed side manor! Made appointment comfortable and explained everything very well
    5 of 5
    Mar 07, 2025

  • Dr Anari took all the time we needed to have our questions answered. Gave a level of comfort for us all
    5 of 5
    Mar 05, 2025

  • He was fantastic and my son left feeling a lot better.
    5 of 5
    Feb 25, 2025

  • Dr Anari was warm, clear, and professional. Will look forward to our continued work with him.
    5 of 5
    Feb 19, 2025

  • Dr. Anari explained several aspects of my son's scoliosis on ways that I'd never heard and that really made it easy to involve my son in the discussion at a young age. Both Dr. Anari and NP Emily took time to read a journal abstract I showed them that I have concerns is relevant to my son and explain aspects from that to me. I am very thankful for how they interacted with my son to keep him engaged in the visit and the quality of information they shared with me.
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    Jan 31, 2025

  • Loved how he interacted with her even though she is too young to understand the situation. He explained everything and answered all of our questions. Over all very impressed with our care there
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    Jan 30, 2025

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    Jan 30, 2025

  • Very great demeanor. Doesn't feel like you're being talked to, but included in a conversation.
    5 of 5
    Jan 25, 2025

  • Dr. Anari was wonderful with my daughter and me. He was very friendly, professional, knowledge and caring. He made sure to answer any and all questions we had!!
    5 of 5
    Jan 22, 2025

  • Emily and Dr. Anari are super nice and always act like you are the only patient. Always take their time with us and answer all of my questions.
    5 of 5
    Jan 06, 2025

  • Great report with my kid, kind and was able to get her talking, took into account information we had provided ahead of time
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    Nov 07, 2024

  • Dr. Anari is guiding us through this journey, providing excellent medical care and advice. We never feel rushed, and our child has the opportunity to feel "heard" with her questions. We are grateful to Dr. Anari for making our child, and us, feel so comfortable.
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    Oct 25, 2024

  • Dr. Anari takes time to answer all of our questions and he truly listens to his patients. We are lucky to have him as our daughter's doctor.
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  • Fantastic bedside manners
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    Sep 26, 2024

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    Sep 04, 2024

  • The doctor was extremely knowledgeable, caring, and, clear. He connected with my 5 year old son right away upon entering the room (noticing he was interested in Transformers). He was very thorough with his explanations and spoke to both me and my son which put my son at ease. He listened and took our situation into consideration when he chose the course of treatment. He was outstanding!
    5 of 5
    Aug 28, 2024

  • Dr. Anari demonstrated superior communication skills with us. He explained everything in easy to understand terms and with great compassion and patience.
    5 of 5
    Jul 23, 2024

  • He is a great doctor, he always supports my son and gives him confidence.
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  • DR. ANARI IS THE BEST DOCTOR CHOP HAS TO OFFER. HE IS WHAT EVERY OTHER DOCTOR SHOULD WANT TO BE!
    5 of 5
    Jul 02, 2024

  • The dr and PA were excellent. They were knowledgeable and explained everything to my daughter in a way she would best understand. I would highly recommend them to anyone!
    5 of 5
    Jun 28, 2024

  • Dr. Anari is an amazing doctor. Chop hospital and the people he serves are lucky to have him.
    5 of 5
    Jun 13, 2024

  • Everything went perfectly I felt at ease and was impressed by everything at he hospital. It is a 1.5 hr drive for us but I will come back if there is anything major with both my children
    5 of 5
    Jun 06, 2024

  • Doctor Anari was very knowledgeable and reassuring. He took the time to answer any questions we had and thoroughly explained my son's treatment plan. He was very caring, I would not hesitate to recommend him.
    5 of 5
    May 31, 2024

  • I was MOST impressed and MOST appreciative of the fact that the MD first explained what was happening/results to my daughter. She was very nervous and concerned about the results of her x-ray and he treated her in the kindest way, it made my heart happy. So frequently we forget to let our kids be a part of their own care and I was thankful that the Dr allowed her to be a part of it and explained what was going on with her body in a way she would understand. For that, I am so thankful.
    5 of 5
    May 03, 2024

  • Dr. Anari is phenomenal. We left his office in great spirits due to our appointment with him. My son was nervous to go after his diagnosis and when he met Dr. Anari that all went away.
    5 of 5
    Apr 03, 2024

  • Dr. Anari really listened to all our questions and concerns and spent lots of time with us. Very attentive and caring towards our son.
    5 of 5
    Mar 06, 2024

  • I would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Anari. He had incredible bedside manner. He spoke to my daughter and helped her to understand what was happening. He was thorough and so pleasant to work with.
    5 of 5
    Mar 06, 2024

  • Dr. Anari always takes the time to thoroughly discuss my daughter's treatment making us feel that he genuinely cares about his patients. Having the best doctor In the field has made this 4 1/2 journey a successful one.
    5 of 5
    Feb 10, 2024

  • Dr. Anari is always honest, kind and explains everything for us to move forward.
    5 of 5
    Feb 04, 2024

  • We love Dr. Anari. He is so kind, takes his time and explains everything to us.
    5 of 5
    Feb 01, 2024

  • Dr. Anari has been excellent from the time we first met him. He's confident without being cocky, clearly experienced and knowledgeable, calming and reassuring.
    5 of 5
    Jan 10, 2024

  • Dr. Arnai was wonderful and so was his Nurse practicioner
    5 of 5
    Jan 04, 2024

  • Dr. Anari was thoroughly informative and also comforting.
    5 of 5
    Dec 05, 2023
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